Jamion Christian, who led Mount St. Mary’s University to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his six seasons at the helm, has been named the 17th head coach in Siena Basketball history. Coach Christian will be formally introduced today at a 4 p.m. press conference which will be streamed on the Siena Saints Official
Jamion Christian to Siena (FINALLY) Done
After much speculation over the past few days, the Jamion Christian to Siena rumors are finally confirmed. Roger Wyland from WNYT jumped the gun a bit when he tweeted last Thursday that the Mount Saint Mary’s coach had been hired at Siena. At that point, Siena was still involved with at least two other coaches,
Daily Dirt – 4/27/18
Some things that I’ve heard while wondering why the Patriots didn’t a) draft a defensive player, and b) passed on Lamar Jackson last night… Former VCU standout Joey Rodriguez will land on Jeremy Ballard’s new staff at Florida International. Rodriguez was the Director of Player Development at his alma mater last season (Ballard was the
BREAKING: Jimmy Patsos Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Siena
Siena College has accepted the resignation of men’s head basketball coach Jimmy Patsos. Br. F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., Ph.D., president of Siena, and John D’Argenio, vice president and director of athletics, met with team members today to inform them of the resignation. “Our men’s basketball program is among the many treasured traditions at Siena and
Daily Dirt – 4/6/18
On the move today…here are a few quick things to start the day. More later… Jack Murphy will shake up his staff a bit at Northern Arizona. He will hire local high school coach Shane Burcar as an assistant. It is unclear at this point who he will replace, or what other moves will be
Daily Dirt – 4/5/18
Some things that I’ve heard while waiting for the Red Sox home opener… Fresno State’s hiring of Justin Hutson is expected to be made official later today. Hutson has been the associate head coach at San Diego State for the past five seasons. The Bakersfield native has also been an assistant at Cal Poly. It
Siena Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Pete Durr will join the Siena staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He will replace Ryan Harkins who became the DBO on Baker Dunleavy’s new staff at Quinnipiac back in April. Durr has served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Colgate for the past three seasons. Before joining the
Woldeslassie, Harkins Join Siena Basketball Staff
Siena Basketball Head Coach Jimmy Patsos has announced the additions of assistant coach Abe Woldeslassie and director of basketball operations Ryan Harkins to the Saints’ 2016-17 staff. Woldeslassie joins the Saints after spending the previous three seasons as the director of basketball operations at Davidson, while Harkins served as a graduate assistant and video coordinator
Siena Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Davidson College DBO Abe Woldeslassie will become an assistant coach at Siena College. Woldeslassie has been on Bob McKillop’s staff since 2013. He has also been the DBO at Dartmouth, and an assistant at Bowdoin College. An official announcement is expected within the next few weeks.
Jimmy Patsos Receives Two-Year Contract Extension at Siena
Siena Basketball Head Coach Jimmy Patsos has received a two-year contract extension from the College, lengthening the current deal through the 2020-21 season. All other elements of the contract remain the same. “I love Siena, it’s a great place to coach and I’m grateful to be here,” commented Patsos, who recently concluded his third season
OFFICIAL: Siena hires Watson and Asher
Back in June, HoopDirt.com reported that Jordan Watson would be named as an assistant at Siena, and Ben Asher would be named as the Saints DBO. It has finally been made official by head coach Jimmy Patsos. “Jordan has a real mix of experience having worked in the NBA, community college level, and most recently
Siena Dirt II…
Last Friday, I reported that NC State GA Ben Asher would be named as the DBO at Siena (Siena Dirt). I have now heard that Jimmy Patsos will fill the final spot on his staff with Dartmouth assistant Jordan Watson. He will assume the assistant role that was vacated when Luke D’Alessio departed earlier this